Noise complaint

[krashkart]

I miss my hometown. The ANG flew F-4's out of the airfield there in the 80's, which were later replaced by A-10's. It's a sight to behold when a flight of Hogs come roaring in out of nowhere. Every once in awhile there would be a Lawn Dart flyover from the AFB thirty miles out and that was always an exciting moment. For a few months in 2000 a pair of Eagles would circle the town for several hours at night. Not sure what they were up to. The noise never bothered me a bit. It was exhilarating to hear those birds screaming overhead.


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Driving to work one afternoon I looked up and saw an F-22. Must have been making a special appearance because it hadn't been but a few years since Lockheed had won the contract.

Another time, and this was years ago, we were driving out to do some hunting and we saw a pair of B-52's come lumbering in low over the highway. That was a real treat!

[kraznyi_oktjabr]

Originally Posted by krashkart

Another time, and this was years ago, we were driving out to do some hunting and we saw a pair of B-52's come lumbering in low over the highway. That was a real treat!

Once as small kid I was travelling with my dad. We were in highway when I started to wonder strange roaring noise behind our car. What I saw was jet fighter lowering altitude and then passing low over us before pulling up again. I didn't know it at the time but that "jet fighter" was Finnish Air Force BAe Hawk trainer, most likely from Tikkakoski AFB. Maybe they were practicing ground attack?

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr

Once as small kid I was travelling with my dad. We were in highway when I started to wonder strange roaring noise behind our car. What I saw was jet fighter lowering altitude and then passing low over us before pulling up again. I didn't know it at the time but that "jet fighter" was Finnish Air Force BAe Hawk trainer, most likely from Tikkakoski AFB. Maybe they were practicing ground attack?

You were practice strafed, I bet. How cool!